Flash light



Oct. 13, 1931.

M. E. BUCHHOLZ FLASH LIGHT Filed Oct. 22, 1928 Patented Get- 13,1931 s I TEnY:eo1y/rrANY',' oF-HoB'oKi3N, NEW'JEns Y,neon-nonuniononlmw-izonxi This. invention relates,to fleshlights, and

vmore particularly to suspension means fjnqs t ns-g ffl..s his 1 f jTle invention further. proi ides [a simple,

V Figure 20 ff oifinsofhooksi rig. 5515 a vertical" designates a flashlight; Conveniently of usual "eetionali ew of a secconst rution Comprising "9, barrel ha'ndle -'11- and f cap 5 125; the Qap being 'connec'tedit o' the *barfl by sei'eW-threds13, 14: orfother "su1t able eon-n qtingmea'n'si Nuni'erajl '"16des1giiet'es the usual spring or other suitable ;fnie'ahsiorineking'fcontaet with the zinc bot- I; 'toiii er -the cell lsandresilientlypressing and holding the" 'cell into Contact with the usual "40v12inip,-and"Where-e lurality of cells are used,

' r pressingand holdingfthese into Contact with 1 ((015 slide)f-24' eo'ni ei1ient1y extendingat angles or 2pproXiinately right "angles v to; said U s y n dn'f P s a flas gh f f equipped vi ith mejain's for suspending it from Q 1 yal 'iety: ofiobj'ects alnd plurality" of s w v p tially' closely embrace objectsfgof yario'us breadth or thickness on which it is fdesired (.or whic h may be at hand) ,to suspendjoilheng ,thefiesh-Iight, For thispurp'ose the exten- I W p 'sion,,orslide'2Lisn ade-slidable inor uponfff M einveiitioni'furt r'providesnox el 'com :fbinatio'n and arrangements; hereinafterslet,

i Several 'eihbodilhentsof" the invention are V llustrated in the -accomp yi "dfe ln I a iiieW in: side elevation of, a flashlight; the loivverfend being shojVnbroken' away, and: illustretingone embodiment; and j igl'Eis dperSPeCtiVe=viewof the capendl v p v ;f Gonvenientlye washer 36 is .interposedbetween, the, upset end 3d .of thejpin andhtlie i ieWfof parts'of a, s v i i to" said"drawings, nuineriel 'lo ing against the-inner face of the bottom of? groove, 39 forreceiving a convolution of-the 'I" I; 'j Inorde-nto 'preventthe slide Zifromgbeing j f bQundby-the. cfapa12 against the loweriend j FNuInerQL'QO designates g supporting hook. 'Thisilio'ok'QO cbinpr'ises 2i bill 22 errznigedto s extend; filonf g'side and subst nti lly; parallel V with the 's'idef of' the barrel- 1-1;?"Thisbil1i20 is formedwithor'mounted upon an extension bill? Tlie 'said part 24 is preferablyarranged i npplicejti en fi lied Get pla er 22,1928. Serial to; 314,035; Y i

' to extend Within and lie alongside the bottoin "26 of the eap, and be thereby house'd by'the cep; the cap' 12 forfthis purpose being formed wltha'slot or opening 28 itsvside adjacent the inner faoeof itsbottom.

so as to extend over and elosely OnsubStan- .I The hook 20 is preferablymede adjustable the cap 12; and is conveniently'formedwithl y;

longitudinal slot, 30 through whi chextends stud OrpinBQ-fastenedto'or uponith'e bot f r tom 26 ofthe'cap 'rhe inner end '34 o f the 1; stud isfpreferablyspreador upsetvto confine the saidslide', so as-to preventthehook fr oni.v

oanting. andalso tofric'tionally bind the slide 24 against the .bottoin26'of the cap; The pins 7 end-slot arrangement also serves tOpi eVentJ the slide'24c being detached from the Cap asjfshown inFig. 5, a pIateBSeXtending over and eoyering theslide 24 be interposed H between seidg-partsw, In-= the embodiment] thelgl pilfa, bears against theupper face oiiseid with the said bottom'26. of the cap; :"Thecap may bevprovided with the usual annular screwed 1 onto the barrel or otherwise ;.at-

Itached thereto)v of? greater. depth than I the Plate ndih r y rv s o P ent t sprin 16 from interfering with the movement of seid slide-2e. Furthermore, the pressureof spring '16 on the plate 38 serves toe provide or" augment theirictionalContact of'seid slide 'sbottoni part thereof (whenthecap isjfiully thickness of the slide 2 1-, or the combined thickness of the slide 24 and the convolution or convolutions of the spring 16 which are of greater diameter than the inside diameter of the barrel 11.

Means are preferably provided for increasing the security with which the'fiashlight may be suspended'from and carriedupon a belt worn around the waist of a person. This means as shown in. Figs. 1 and 2, may comprise a tongue 4A which may be conveniently cut out of the bill 22 of the hook and bent so as to lie outside of and closely alongsideof the said bill, constituting in effect an auxiliary hook. The free end of said tongue,"as indicated at 46, is preferably bent so as to lie veryclose to the adj acent face of bill 22, so as to-be forced apart when it'is sli ped over .a belt an d thereby press thebe t tightly against the bill 22 or confine the belt between the tongue and the bill 22.

' As shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, the bill 22 itself may be bent inwardly toward the cap,as indicated at 47, so as to lie very close to" said cap, and thereby act, in a manner similar to the tongue, to press the belt tightly against the cap or barrel, or both, or confine the belt between the portion 46 of the bill and said part or parts.

Means are also preferably provided for suspending the flashlight from a nail, screw,

or the like in horizontal position. This means conveniently comprises'a bayonet-slot 48 formed in the slide 24 adjacent the bill 22.

As shown in Fig. 3, the slide 24 may be provided'with a series of notches 50 facing the slot 30, which register with the pinor stud 32 to hjol d the slid'e24 in a plurality of positions of extension so as to thereby hold the hookin different positions of extension. The sides of the slide 24 on each side of the'slot -30 may be resilient and bear frictionally' against'thesides of the pin or stud 32.

Referring to Fig. 6, the hook '20 may be formed of a piece of wire 54: looped about to form a'bill 22 and a slide 3d, with'the parts forming the slide spaced to form the slot 30.

The ends of the wire are preferably brought together to for'rn a closedslot', as shown. Moreover, the pin 32 may be attached to a plate 60, which may be and preferably is of a size to fit closely within the inside of the cap 12. With the hook formed of wire, the plate is preferably bent or otherwise formed to provide a channel'62 for the said slide '24, the wire being held against lateral displacelm'ent by the sides of said channel.

To extend the hook to fit over objects of various width or thickness, the slide 2& is

pulled outto the desired extent, the friction of the slide against the bottom 26 of the cap serving to hold the slide in the position in which it is left after 'b'eing'pulledoufl The hook can be pushedin against the object on which itis suspended, and the object. will be securely held betwcentlie bill .22 of thehook and the side of the cap, or barrel, or both, by the frictional contact of the slide 24 with the bottom 26 of the cap, as already explained.

When it is not desired to use the hook, the slide 24 may be pushed entirely in so that the bill 22 lies closely alongside of the cap, and thereby provides a compactarrangement, desirable for packing and for handling.

Theflashlight may be securely attached to and carried upon a belt around'the. waist of a person, in the ways. already. described. The other incidents of the use will be apparent from the description.

The invention may receive other embodiments than those herein specifically illustrated and described.

S pen e means. or ashli h s we pris'inga base-cap and a hook, said hook having a. slide, and a bill on, theslide at the i e of th an pr j ctin r ve y one side of the said slide beingl slidably mounted upon'the ca cross-wise of. its ba se and adapted to providea spa-cent adjustable width between said bili thesideofsaid cap, the slide, is moved outwardly,

slide belng housed within said cap, cap having space between. its and the end of the barrelto whi'chitlis connected, whichin the completely engaged positionv of ease. f. s d l de- 2. Suspension means for flashlightsconipr in a basem n a eck 'ei i av ng. a. slide and. i n the l 'd flt t e side Q e an Praia t ne twe n 'alneid 0i t es s, a d: s1f e e e 1ede y mounted pe t e cannabis-w sest t ms and; adapted nrev de pare Qt a j able width between saidbill. andltl e side of,

sa d cap-Wh n the sli is we. efin te y;

inga l de,endabillentheSl dhfifile-S ep e cap proje ngupwar y.eldlie eefltb can, said. lide-be ng. lidab y; m untedr lpqn the p crossw se. f ts bas nd da e to p id pac oralmebi .ante

. tween said bill andthe side ofsaid cap when the sl deis vmined ou wa dly, nd ap n an slot. o n c ion. etween. eidsq nr mlsslidm i d i enotches1 op n n n qsai slot.

. 4. Snspensionmeans for, flashlight cornprising. a base-capv and a hook, said ,hOQkhiW- ees de, and a bill onthewslicle, at the,

side of the cap'projectin upwardlyalon side of the cap, said sh de being slidalfy mounted upon the ca cross-wise of its base and adapted to provi e a space ofadjustable width between said bill and the side of said cap when the slide is moved outwardly, said slide being housed within said cap,'said cap the cap, said slide having a spring therein, and a plate "between I said slide and said sprin 5. Suspension means or flashlights, com,- prising a base-cap and a hook,vsaid hook .-hav- V 7 ing a slide, and a bill on the slide at theside of the cap projectin upwardly alongside of eing slidably mounted, its base and adaptupon the cap cross-wise 0 ed to provide a space of adjustable width between said bill andthe side of said cap I when the slide is moved outwardly, said slide being housed within said cap, and a platein said cap, said. plate having a channel therein within which said slide is located.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed MAKE. BUGHHYOLZIL,

my name. 

